The Lahore High Court immediately summoned the lawyer of the federal government in the hearing of the petition against the Election Amendment Act 2024.
Justice Shakeel Ahmed of Lahore High Court heard the petition of citizen Muneer Ahmed, the court inquired from the petitioner’s lawyer as to how the petitioner is the affected party.
The petitioner argued that the amendment to the Elections Act was unconstitutional, the Act was passed to prevent allotment of reserved seats to a political party, the Court should declare the Elections Amendment Act null and void.
The court adjourned the hearing by immediately summoning the lawyer of the federal government.
It should be noted that on August 9, the Election Amendment Act 2024 was challenged in the Lahore High Court.
On August 7, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf challenged the Election Amendment Act in the Supreme Court.
On August 6, the Election Act Amendment Bill was passed by a majority vote in the National Assembly amidst noise and commotion by the opposition.
The bill to amend the Election Act 2017 by the government members was approved by the National Assembly, the bill was jointly presented by Muslim League (N)’s Bilal Azhar Kayani and Zeib Jafar.
On August 6, the National Assembly and the Senate, both houses of the Parliament, passed the Election Act Amendment Bill by a majority vote amid noise and commotion by the opposition.
On May 27, 2 ordinances were issued with the approval of Acting President and Chairman Senate Yousuf Raza Gilani.
A candidate who does not submit a party certificate will be an independent candidate, Amendment Bill
According to the amendment bill, a candidate who does not submit the party certificate before obtaining the election symbol will be considered independent. In case of not submitting the list of specific seats within the prescribed period, no political party will be entitled to specific seats.
The amendment bill said that any candidate’s declaration of affiliation to a political party once in the prescribed period shall be irrevocable.
